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Mercman572

10-21-2005, 04:17 PM

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (6 max, 4 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

SB ($23.65)
BB ($41.16)
UTG ($16.80)
Hero ($25.10)

Preflop: Hero is Button with A/images/graemlins/heart.gif, A/images/graemlins/club.gif. SB posts a blind of $0.10.
1 fold, Hero raises to $1, SB (poster) calls $0.90, 1 fold.

Flop: ($2.25) 6/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 7/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 6/images/graemlins/club.gif (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $2, SB calls $2.

Turn: ($6.25) 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks.

River: ($6.25) 3/images/graemlins/heart.gif (2 players)
SB bets $1, Hero calls $1.

Final Pot: $8.25.

I planned on folding any diamond 5 or 9 but calling any brick. Thoughts?

Mercman572

10-22-2005, 01:18 PM

wow no replies. standard?

TrailofTears

10-22-2005, 01:21 PM

Bet the turn. 3/4 pot looks good.

-T

Mercman572

10-22-2005, 01:30 PM

then if villain bets 1/2 pot on a brick river i have to call no?

Morrek

10-22-2005, 01:31 PM

You need to bet this turn, too many draws and he check/called flop so a draw is quite likely.

Morrek

10-22-2005, 01:32 PM

Yes, I would call a 1/2 potsize bet on river

Mercman572

10-22-2005, 01:41 PM

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You need to bet this turn, too many draws and he check/called flop so a draw is quite likely.

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hence my struggle between deciding to protect my hand versus controlling the pot. villain was loose so a 6 is definitely possible, as is a draw (including an overcard draw). overcard draw won't call a bet, but the 6 will. a fd will call a bet but straight draw may not. I don't have a way of knowing if villain is calling on a draw or calling iwth a better hand. any diamond or connecting card ruins my hand on the river, and building a pot makes bigger bets from villain calls with the pot odds if the river bricks. so i elected to keep it small and fold to a bad card, but call a pot-sized to 2/3 bet. checking turn induces worse hands to bet the river. betting turn keeps only draws and better hands and probably won't get a bet from worse hands on the river.

pokerjoker

10-22-2005, 05:35 PM

I am going to try and squeeze a bit more value of of this river and fold if he 3 bets it. turn check is good

xorbie

10-22-2005, 05:48 PM

Easy river raise.

Mercman572

10-22-2005, 05:59 PM

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Easy river raise.

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Good point. I was afraid of the fish special of tiny bet RR all in. Agree with pokerjoker that the turn check is good?

10-22-2005, 06:41 PM

I have started checking the turn much more with TP, and I think it is definitely keeping me out of trouble.

I would reraise this river though.